Rail-joint.



PATENTED JAN. 7. 1908.

A. R. RICH. "RAIL JOINT. APPLICATION FILED JULY 5, 1907.

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RAIL JOINT.

APPLICATION TILED JULY 6, 1907.

PATENTBD JAN. 7(1908.

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AMOS R. RICH, OF EAST EDDINGTON, MAINE.

RAIL-JOINT.

' Application filed July 5,

concern:

Be it known that I, Amos R. RICH, a citizen .of the United States, residin at East soot and have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Rail-Joints, of

which the following is a specification, reference being bad to the accompanying ings.

My invention relates to improvements in rail joints and it consists in the novel condrawstruction'and the combination ofparts hereinafter described and claimed.

The object of the invention is to provide a rail joint which will be simple, strong, durable and com aratively inexpensive in construction am which will effectively hold the ends of two rails in perfect aline'ment and at the same time permit of the free expansion and contraction of the same.

The above and other objects are attained in the preferred embodiment of my invention illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which I Figure 1 is a tperspective view of my improved rail join Fig. 2 is a horizontal section; "figs. 3 and 4 are vertical transverse sections taken res actively 'on the planes indicated by the ines 3, 3 and 4, 4 in rig. 2; and ligs. 5 and 6 are perspective views of the two joint sections or members.

In the drawings 1 and 2 denote ordinary track rails which are secured upon cross ties S and connected together by my improved joint or connection 4. The latter comprises two joint sections or members 5, 6 and abase plate 7 which latter is adapted to'rest upon the tops of two or more of the cross ties 3 and to be secured thereto by spikes or other suitable l'astenings as shown at 8. The ends of the track rails are adapted to rest upon the base plate 7 adjacent to its ends, and adjacent to its center are provided longitudinally extending parallel cleats or ribs 9 which have their inner walls 10 undercut' or. beveled downwardly and outwardly so as to receive beveled flanges 11 formed upon sides of the joint members 5, 6 at their bottoms. The joint members 5, 6 are adapted to slide between the clcats 9 and to be retained thereby upon the base plate between the track rails, and they have a. sliding interlocking connection with each other preferably formed Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 7, i908.

1907, Serial No. 382,213.

I by beveling the op 6 to form a tapere or V shaped inner end 12 and by forming in the inner end of the mem-- her 5 a similar shaped recess or o enin which is adapted to receive the en 12 o the member 6. This construction permits the two joint members to slide toward and from each other as the track rails to which they are secured, expand and contract, and at the same time no gap or opening is formed in the track as is the case when two rails having squared ends abut. The joint members 5, 6 are rigidly connected to the adjacent ends of the track rails by forming upon their outer ends arallel longitudinally extending tongues 14 w ich are adapted to receive the web portion 15 of the track rails between them and to snugly fit between the up or faces 'of the base flanges 16 and the urn er faces of the heads 17 of said track rails, as clearly shown in Fig. 4. One or more bolts or other suit able fastenin -s 18 are passed transversely through alined openings formed in the tongues or arms 14 and the web portions 15 of the track rails, as shown in Fig. 4.. By constructing the joint members 5, 6 as above described it will be seen that they can be produced at a small cost and may be readily attached to track rails of ordinary construction. From the foregoing description taken in connection with the drawings it is thought that the construction, operation and advantages of the invention may stood without a more extended explanation. Having thus described my invention What I claim is:

1. In a rail joint, the combination with j track rails, of a base plate, two slidably enj gaged joint members connected to the adjal l j members between. them and to retain said members on the described.

3. In a rail joint, two track rails, of a base plate provided with l parallel cleats having under-cut inner walls,

base plate, substantially as osite sides of the member be readily underthe combination-with two joint members slidably arranged be In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my tweeln said cleats arlidi having theirdinneir elrlids signature in the presence of two witnesses.

overa in an siabl enae an heir outer ds formed with tonu es'to receive AMOS 5 jahe track rails between them and fastenings Witnesses:

passed through said tonguesand said track ARTHUR H. Lnw1s, mils, substantially as described. HENRY A. JORDAN. 

